Théo Hernandez

Théo Bernard François Hernandez (born 6 October 1997) is a French footballer. He plays as a left-back for Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal and the France national team. Known for his speed, runs, and goalscoring ability, he is regarded as one of the best left-backs in the world.^[5] He is the brother of footballer Lucas Hernandez, and son of another footballer, Jean-François Hernandez.

Théo Hernandez

Hernandez with AC Milan in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Théo Bernard François Hernandez[1]
Date of birth	(1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Al Hilal
Number	19
Youth career
2006–2007	Rayo Majadahonda[4]
2007–2015	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Atlético Madrid B	9	(0)
2016–2017	→ Alavés (loan)	32	(1)
2017–2019	Real Madrid	13	(0)
2018–2019	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	24	(1)
2019–2025	AC Milan	159	(27)
2025–	Al Hilal	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	France U18	4	(0)
2015–2016	France U19	9	(0)
2016	France U20	3	(1)
2021–	France	25	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France UEFA Nations League Winner 2021 Italy FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2022 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 22 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Born in Marseille, Hernandez joined Atlético Madrid's academy in 2007, at nine years old.^[6] After progressing through the youth levels, he was promoted to the reservesin the Tercera División in the summer of 2015.^[source?]

On 3 February 2016, Hernandez renewed his contract.^[7] Two days later, he was called up to the first team for a La Liga match against Eibar because of some injured teammates.^[8] He stayed as an unused substitute in the 3–1 home win.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid B	2015–16	Tercera División	9	0	—		—		1[b]	0	10	0
Alavés (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	32	1	6	1	—		—		38	2
Real Madrid	2017–18	La Liga	13	0	6	0	3[c]	0	1[d]	0	23	0
Real Sociedad (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	24	1	4	0	—		—		28	1
AC Milan	2019–20	Serie A	33	6	3	1	—		—		36	7
	2020–21	Serie A	33	7	2	0	10[e]	1	—		45	8
	2021–22	Serie A	32	5	4	0	5[c]	0	—		41	5
	2022–23	Serie A	32	4	1	0	11[c]	0	1[f]	0	45	4
	2023–24	Serie A	29	5	2	0	12[g]	0	—		43	5
	Total		159	27	12	1	38	1	1	0	210	29
Career total			237	29	28	2	41	1	3	0	309	32

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
2. Appearance(s) in Tercera División play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
7. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2021	4	1
	2022	9	1
	2023	10	0
	2024	2	0
Total		25	2

As of match played 14 December 2022

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hernandez goal.^[11]

List of international goals scored by Théo Hernandez

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 October 2021	Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy	2	Belgium	3–2	3–2	2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
2	14 December 2022	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	12	Morocco	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Alavés

• Copa del Rey runner-up: 2016–17^[12]

Real Madrid

• Supercopa de España: 2017^[13]
• UEFA Champions League: 2017–18^[14]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2017^[15]
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2017^[16]

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2021–22^[17]

France

• UEFA Nations League: 2020–21^[18]
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2022^[19]

Individual

• Serie A Team of the Year: 2019–20,^[20] 2020–21,^[21] 2021–22,^[22] 2022–23^[23]
• Serie A Goal of the Month: May 2022,^[24] May 2023^[25]
• Serie A Goal of the Season: 2021–22^[26]
• ESM Team of the Season: 2022–23^[27]